Palynology and Vegetation History

Valentí Rull, Encarni Montoya, Thomas Giesecke, Jesse L. Morris

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic commemorates the centenary of the first quantitative pollen diagram by Lennart...

Science Ecology and Evolution Agroecology

Keywords: palynology,­vegetation history,­Quaternary,­paleoenvironments,­Paleoclimates,­human disturbance,­Paleoecology,­biogeography,­conservation,­Climate Change

Progress in Ecological Stoichiometry

Dedmer B. Van de Waal, James J. Elser, Adam C. Martiny, Robert W. Sterner, James B. Cotner

Frontiers Media SA

Ecological stoichiometry concerns the way that the elemental composition of organisms shapes their...

Science Ecology and Evolution Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Keywords: Biological stoichiometry,­Elemental composition,­ecological theory,­C:N:P,­ecological scaling,­Homeostasis,­Nutrient recycling

Paleoecology of Easter Island: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Ecological Change

Valentí Rull, Santiago Giralt

Frontiers Media SA

After more than three decades of paleoecological research, the potential role of climatic and...

Science Ecology and Evolution Paleoecology

Keywords: Easter Iisland,­Rapa Nui,­deforestation,­cultural change,­Climate Change,­Ecological collapse,­Cultural collapse,­Last millennia

The Least Cost Path From Landscape Genetics to Landscape Genomics

Samuel A. Cushman, Andrew J. Shirk, Glenn T. Howe, Melanie A. Murphy, Rodney J. Dyer, Stéphane Joost

Frontiers Media SA

Ecosystems are the stage on which the play of evolution is acted, and ecosystems are complex,...

Science Ecology and Evolution Evolutionary and Population Genetics

Keywords: landscape genetics,­landscape genomics,­evolution,­next generation sequencing,­Gene Flow

Behavioural and Ecological Consequences of Urban Life in Birds

Caroline Isaksson, Amanda D. Rodewald, Diego Gil

Frontiers Media SA

Urbanization is next to global warming the largest threat to biodiversity. Indeed, it is becoming...

Science Ecology and Evolution Urban Ecology

Keywords: Birds,­Biodiversity,­Urbanization,­Environmental stress,­species interactions,­Human-bird interactions,­Human-provided resources

Data Mining and Methods for Early Detection, Horizon Scanning, Modelling, and Risk Assessment of Invasive Species

Aristides Moustakas, Stelios Katsanevakis

Frontiers Media SA

Invasive alien species are non-indigenous taxa introduced to areas beyond their natural...

Science Ecology and Evolution Environmental Informatics

Keywords: data analytics,­Data Mining,­Environmental informatics,­biological invasions,­invasive species,­alien species,­NON-NATIVE SPECIES,­Risk Assessment,­Ecology,­applied statistics

Triage in Conservation

Matt W. Hayward, Ricardo Baldi, J. Guy Castley

Frontiers Media SA

Ecosystems and their constituent species the world over face a barrage of ongoing, and often...

Science Ecology and Evolution Conservation

Keywords: Threatened species,­wildlife monitoring,­Conservation ethics,­Decision Making,­conservation policy

Modeling the Plankton–Enhancing the Integration of Biological Knowledge and Mechanistic Understanding

Christian Lindemann, Dag L. Aksnes, Kevin J. Flynn, Susanne Menden-Deuer

Frontiers Media SA

In light of climate change and allied changes to marine ecosystems, mathematical models have...

Science Ecology and Evolution Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Keywords: ecosystems,­biogeochemistry,­Climate Change,­Predictive capability,­Phytoplankton,­Zooplankton,­virus-host,­Microbial loop,­Mixotroph,­food webs

Optimizing the Delivery of Multiple Ecosystem Goods and Services in Agricultural Systems

Maria A. Tsiafouli, Evangelia G. Drakou, Alberto Orgiazzi, Katarina Hedlund, Karl Ritz

Frontiers Media SA

Agricultural land is subjected to a variety of societal pressures, as demands for food, animal...

Science Ecology and Evolution Agroecology

Keywords: Soil,­soil biodiversity,­Pollination,­scale,­Conceptual frameworks,­perennial crops,­high-value farmlands